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CPK224

2005, Mar 23

Vehicle licensing is the regular process through which you pay a fee to use your vehicle on public roads.
The fee helps to pay for roading projects and road safety programmes.
Licensing is not the same as registration – which is where you’re issued with your number plates.

You have to licence your vehicle regularly – at least annually – and you must display a current licence label on your windscreen.

A warrant of fitness (WoF) is a regular check that your vehicle meets required safety standards, at the time of inspection.
It’s your job to keep your vehicle in warrantable condition at all times.
For example, while tyres on your vehicle may pass on the day of your warrant inspection,
you’ll need to replace them as soon as the tread gets to the minimum depth.
If you wait until the next inspection before replacing them, you increase your risk of having a crash or receiving a fine.

Registration is generally a one-off process that officially recognises you as the person legally responsible for your vehicle.
It’s not the same as vehicle licensing – which is where you pay a fee for using public roads.

When a vehicle is registered the NZTA add its details to the Motor Vehicle Register and issue its registration plates.

If your vehicle is not correctly registered or is unregistered, you could receive a fine or infringement.

Anyone using New Zealand’s roads contributes towards their upkeep.
Most road users pay levies in the prices of their fuel.
Others, such as drivers of light diesel vehicles and diesel-powered heavy vehicles like trucks, pay through road user charges (RUC).